Outlet duct of battery system for hybrid electric vehicle

• US 20090152031A1
• Filed: 05/02/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Lim, Hae Kyu
• Application Number:
  US12/151,067
• Publication Number:
  US 20090152031A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/68.100
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/04 of the electric storage means for propulsion exchanging batteries for electric propulsion of vehicles B60L53/80; for auxiliary purposes only B60R16/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2001/005 the electric storage means

Abstract

The present invention provides an outlet duct for discharging air to the outside during air cooling in a battery system for a hybrid electric vehicle.

The outlet duct of a battery system for a hybrid electric vehicle in accordance with the present invention has a new structure in which the outlet duct, through which air is discharged after air-cooling of the battery system (or high voltage parts), does not extend to an extractor grill; instead, an inlet hole is formed at a front end of a rear filler assembly and an outlet hole is formed at a rear end thereof. With the structure, cooling performance can be improved. Moreover, it is possible to prevent water or dust from being introduced from the bottom of the vehicle due to the shape of the side member. Furthermore, it is possible to simplify the shape of the outlet duct, thereby improving productivity. In addition, it is possible to reduce the pressure resistance against the air flow in advance, thereby improving cooling performance.

Claims

1. An outlet duct of a battery system for a hybrid electric vehicle, the battery system including an inlet duct for the inflow of indoor air, a blower, and an outlet duct for discharging air after cooling process, wherein the outlet duct is connected to a side member of a rear filler assembly provided with at least one inlet hole, through which air is introduced from the outlet duct, formed at a front end thereof and at least one outlet hole, through which air is discharged to an outside, formed at a rear end thereof, and the inner space of the side member is used as a flow path of air.

2. The outlet duct of claim 1, wherein a tooling hole or a painting hole formed on the side member is used as the outlet hole of the side member.

3. The outlet duct of claim 1, wherein the outlet hole of the side member is provided on a bottom surface of the side member so that air is discharged downwardly.

4. The outlet duct of claim 3, wherein a tooling hole or a painting hole formed on the side member is used as the outlet hole of the side member.

5. The outlet duct of claim 1, wherein the side member is provided with one inlet hole and two outlet holes.

6. The outlet duct of claim 5, wherein a tooling hole or a painting hole formed on the side member is used as at least one of the two outlet holes of the side member.